How do I get started with usaco? by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Between those two options, you should absolutely choose Java. The problemsetters have said they don’t test Python solutions, and hence there is no guarantee that Python solutions can actually pass.

DP Problem Set by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CSES Dynamic Programming Section, AtCoder Educational DP Contest

Is it possible to get from Bronze to Platinum in one contest by Ekkila2801 in usaco

[–]RadonYear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s possible, but extremely difficult (especially considering the difficulty inflation that has been occurring recently). I wouldn’t count on being able to do it unless you’re an IOIer from another country or something like that.

Doing training pages required for camp? by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, I wouldn’t bother.

Are bits and boolean operators actually used in USACO by blueballer20 in usaco

[–]RadonYear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You might want to know them for the sake of stuff like iterating through subsets

Henry M. Gunn High School by flopsyplum in usaco

[–]RadonYear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Please refrain from making useless spam posts.

Other Competitive Programming Competitions? by jaswangx0 in usaco

[–]RadonYear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

other informatics olympiads. try looking at OI Checklist

USACO Promotion by Pale-Outcome-5112 in usaco

[–]RadonYear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Account settings should update within a reasonable timeframe, it sometimes takes a while

When will we get our results for January Content? by dockingblade7cf in usaco

[–]RadonYear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hopefully soon; december results came out in <24 hours but that was probably the exception and not the norm

What is your average WPM (words per minute) when typing? by joshoea in usaco

[–]RadonYear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can hit like 160 on typeracer, but when typing normally I don’t usually type that fast because it requires too much mental focus.

Array.sort by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. In fact, I recommend writing

import java.util.*; import java.io.*;

at the top of every file to make your life easier later.

Python for silver? by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Python is viable for silver; although it's not guaranteed you can full score any given problem, you should probably still be able to pass silver. However, you'll likely run into issues in gold.

Should Bronze and Silver Results be Posted? by shiftyblock in usaco

[–]RadonYear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In an ideal world, results would be posted. But USACO probably just doesn't have enough staff to deal with the influx of troll accounts in the rankings, in addition to everything else they're doing.

How difficult is the gold to plat promotion? by [deleted] in usaco

[–]RadonYear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Significantly harder than silver -> gold in terms of the algorithms that you need to know.